I was thinking....

When I sit down and really think about what I want from life,

the people that I want to surround me,

the business that I envision running,

the countries I’ve yet to visit,

the house I want to own,

the things I want to experience,

the children I’ve yet to have,

how rich and full I want my days to be,

the love and the peace I crave...

When I sit down and think about the world around me,

all the questions that I want to search to find the answers to,

the friendships I want to nourish,

the photos I want to take,

the things that I hope to write,

the walls that I will paint,

the people I will meet.

When I stop and think about the garden I hope to grow,

the challenges I will face,

the situations I hope to withstand,

the sacrifices I will make,

the ideas that will come to me,

and the conversations that I will have.

It makes all the petty, ridiculous, and silly things seem so miniscule.

I really want a life that matters and is full of purpose,

All the while trying to be the human being that I want to be

And the person I am destined to become-

Kind, Compassionate, Creative.

I want to be a better mother, a more attentive mother.

I want to be a better wife; more loving and giving.

I want a better marriage; one that aches with love and tenderness and that is not

taken for granted.

I want to be a kinder friend, one that talks less and listens more. I want to be the person that I am placed on earth to be.

............

Daily choices.

Small decisions.